Bell System

In the book “The Bell Jar” by Sylvia Plath, Esther Greenwood has changed into a new person. At the beginning, Esther started off as a wild girl. Also, she was not that social with her family and did not have a bond with them. Additionally, Esther would always get herself in trouble. She would go hang out with boys and drink. First of all, Esther at the beginning was very strict, prima donna, and a very jealous person. Esther was the one who would drink a lot. “ ‘I’ll have a vodka, I said’ ” (11)…

In the book “The Bell Jar” by Sylvia Plath the theme is family before anything. Family is the most meaningful concept on earth. Your family cares, loves, and protects. Without your family you would be nowhere. Having your family will help get past your troubles, support, and help succeed in the future. First, in the beginning of the book, Esther did not have a connection with her family. “My own mother wasn’t much help” (39). Esther’s mother was callous on her. Her mother had to take care of 2…

The Bell Jar, written by Sylvia Plath, is an outstanding piece of work that focuses on the story of a young woman developing into adult. However, it does not follow the usual procedures of adolescent development into adulthood. Rather than undergoing the progressive education about the world affairs and making a transitioning into adulthood, Esther takes a step back and regresses into madness. All the beginnings of this lady are usually disastrous and disorienting including her first time in New…

In this section of The Bell Jar, by Sylvia Plath I chose to focus on how Esther feels about herself, and her life so far. Esther does not really know what she wants to do with her life anymore, and she is really unsure about a lot of things. Esther wants to do a lot in life, but she realizes that she can’t and gets disappointed. Esther is really confused about where her life is going, which brings on a lot of self-doubt. Esther is really confused about where her life is going, and is confused…

Mary Anne Bell is my favorite character because she redefines gender roles in the brute nature of the Vietnamese War. She portrays dynamic character development that is far more intense than all the other characters. The author, Tim O’Brien, uses Mary Anne Bell’s character to signify how war can manipulate people’s ideologies and expectations. Mary Anne Bell’s character is complex because it is difficult to analyze as to why she allows herself to fall susceptible to the war much quicker. The…

Society, as defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is “a social circle or a group of social circles having a clearly marked identity.” Obtaining a clearly marked identity is easier said than done. The Bell Jar, written by Sylvia Plath, is a novel about nineteen year-old Esther Greenwood struggling to find her place in society. In her struggle, Esther falls into a deep depression and attempts suicide, causing her to be admitted to a mental hospital. Societal expectations of everyone, women…

This poem was created at the same time as “The Bell Jar” right before Sylvia’s first suicide attempt in August 1953. This poem narrates a conversation between the poet and the reader, where the poet is telling the reader that if she closed her eyes ,she will forget about the world,and get in her…

called Electroconvulsive Therapy, which uses electrodes to cause a minimal seizure and ultimately reduce symptoms of all different kinds of mental problems and disorders (Electroconvulsive)). This was what inspired her single novel published, titled The Bell Jar. After being hospitalized, she decided to return back to Smith College, then found out she could study at Cambridge University in England on scholarship. She took the chance and moved across the Atlantic Ocean. While at Cambridge, she…

The Devil Wears Prada’s storyline revolves around the unlikely relationship that is eventually formed between Andrea ‘Andy’ Sachs, a dedicated journalism graduate who knows absolutely nothing about the fashion world, and Miranda Priestley, the cutthroat editor-in-chief of the fictional Runway magazine, whose entire life is surrendered to Jimmy Choos, Prada purses, crushed souls, and broken dreams. After having no luck in applying for any respectable newspaper in New York City, Andy receives the…

Aging Presented in Away from Her and Driving Miss Daisy Allison Riddle U20822752 The presentation of aging in film can be presented in a multitude of ways. Each presentation telling a story about a struggle that every person will face eventually, whether scared, worried or indifferent about this process. Two films that depict the aging process quite gracefully for the elderly, ailing characters are Away from Her (2006) and Driving Miss Daisy (1989). Both films show how the journey of…